John Ayers

John Ayers
No. 68, 67
Position:	Offensive guard
Personal information
Born:	April 14, 1953; Carrizo Springs, Texas, U.S.
Died:	October 2, 1995 (aged 42); Canyon, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Carrizo Springs
College:	West Texas A&M
NFL draft:	1976 / Round: 8 / Pick: 233
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1977–1986); Denver Broncos (1987);
Career highlights and awards
	2× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX); First-team All-Pro (1984); Second-team All-Pro (1985);
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	157
Games started:	137
Fumble recoveries:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

John Ayers (April 14, 1953 – October 2, 1995) was an American professional football guard in the National Football League (NFL) from 1977 through 1987. During that span, he appeared in two Super Bowls: Super Bowl XVI and Super Bowl XIX for the San Francisco 49ers. Ayers was a key contributor on the final 89-yard drive that led to the play that has been immortalized as "The Catch" in the 1982 NFC Playoffs versus the Dallas Cowboys.

John Ayers played college football for the West Texas A&M Buffaloes. He was also a member of the 1987 Denver Broncos team that lost Super Bowl XXII, but did not appear in that game.

Ayers also served for a brief period as the figurehead President of Bill Watts' Universal Wrestling Federation.

Ayers was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on October 2, 1995.^[1]

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